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Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MIDLAND, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC Report ID 2021075964
Address 3918 S County Rd 1276, Downing Wellhead City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
Event Date July 20, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.91000, -102.21000

Incident Narrative

Employees were screwing a running tool into a wellhead assembly. The injured employee's finger was in the wellhead assembly checking alignment when the assembly was manually rotated and the running tool amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2021, a worker at Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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